Overview of Nonflammability Characteristics of Graphene and Graphene Oxide-Based Polymeric Composite and Essential Flame Retardancy Techniques

ABSTRACT

The carbonaceous nanofillers such as graphene and graphene oxide play competent role due to fine structural and functional properties having wide range of technical applications. This paper reviews structure and flame-retardant properties of graphene and graphene oxide. These nanofillers form promising nanomaterials for next generation high-performance structural and multifunctional composite structures. One of the major difficulties to produce strong and thermally conductive graphene/graphene oxide composites is fine dispersion of carbon nanomaterials. Consequently main focus of review is on flame retardancy of organic filler-based nanocomposite. To the end, techniques for nonflammability property measurement of polymer/graphene and polymer/graphene oxide have been discussed.

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KEYWORDS:

• Cone calorimetry
• flame retardant
• graphene
• high-performance composite
• matrix